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Meaning of one's days are numbered | Babel Free

Phrase CEFR C2

Definitions

Some period of time, such as a term of employment or a lifetime, is coming to an end.

idiomatic

Equivalents

Deutsch ihre Tage sind gezählt seine Tage sind gezählt
Español quedarle dos telediarios tener los días contados
Suomi päivät ovat luetut
Français ses jours sont comptés
Italiano avere il tempo contato
日本語 余命いくばくもない
Português (estar) com os dias contados
Русский его́ дни сочтены́ её дни сочтены́ их дни сочтены́

Examples

“If his performance does not improve very soon, his days at this company are numbered.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

See also

one's door is open one's egg cracks one's elevator doesn't go all the way to the top one's father was born before one one's got to do what one's got to do one's heart bleeds

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